Chapter 223 Core Formation.

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Hao Mei had just sent the City Lord away, but that was only temporary, she could tell that the City Lord was not in his sound mind. His gaze was a bit to indifferent for a city lord. Xi asked, "Young Miss, do I need to make a move?" The calm and aloof Xi had changed into a cold person that could make people shiver. Hao Mei shook her head and said, "If it comes to that I will handle them. They both were not stronger than Nascent Soul Realm. It would not take much time." Xi nodded as they both remained vigilant and watched the bolt descend. ... In the distance, the man beside Liang Kun stood in the void and the man beside him asked, "Sire, why don't I make a move and take them down?" Liang Kun shook his head and said, "I could not see through the realm of that woman dressed in white. She is stronger than us, and I had people look into this guy. He is nothing suspicious, just a naive young man who wants to make name based on his skills." The other person said, "But, Sire, he seems to be rather young to reach the core foundation realm. The color of the lightning is red, that is no ordinary tribulation. Only the crown prince had faced this level of tribulation." Liang Kun nodded and said, "Fu, I know what you mean, but there is no evidence that links him to Xiao Mo's death. He is a talent but he is not close to the level of touching the crown prince. While the people walk the path of a warrior, this guy is walking the path of a chef. What a waste of talent and cultivation aptitude." Fu was not convinced by this argument. His instincts told him that Hao Ren had some link with the death of his young master. However, since the lord has spoken, he would not protest, but that did not mean he would not investigate on his own. The two of them watched the tribulation bolt descend and left the place. ... Hao Ren was sitting with his eyes closed, as the first bolt of lightning hit him, the boulder under him exploded. Yin hissed at the scene as she worried about her master. Hao Ren was jolted from the blow, but at this moment, a pneumonic chant echoed in his mind. This chant was not a part of his cultivation technique, but as Hao Ren subconsciously repeated it, the lightning energy that was running wildly through his insides, began to seep deeper into his cells refining them into a better version. Hao Ren did not know what was going on but he could feel that his body was drinking the lightning as if it was rain pouring down on a drought struck land. He was overcome by the sense of comfort. He could not help but cough up a mouthful of blood from his body, as he felt his bones rattling under the pressure of the heavenly lightning. His consciousness was on the edge of doom, but he kept reminding himself that if he did not stay awake, he would die. He was now practising the Titan Sutra, and absorbing as much of the heavenly energy in his core as possible. His core was golden with a purple sheen to it, but after absorbing the lightning, it had began to display a few streaks of crimson as well. However, the young man did not have the time to pay attention to these changes in his body, as all he could do was to absorb as much energy as possible and use it to counter the wild energy and cancel them out. However, was it that easy to tackle the heavens? No. The ninth tribulation bolt fell from the sky and hit Hao Ren squarely on the chest. Then the black clouds began to thunder as Hao Ren's skin began to char. He was burning, and he could not do anything about it. It was as if the lamp's flicker, he thought about diverting the energy into the heavenly spirit flame that he had acquired earlier. Coincidently, the two energies were different forms of the heavenly energy in its purest form. Hao Ren's flame began to fight and devour the lightning energy. While the process was beneficial for the young man, his body was set aflame. The scene shocked Hao Mei and Xi. They wanted to move forward but the clouds thundered. The tribulation was not yet over, only when Hao Ren finishes dealing with the last shred of the heavenly lightning energy would the clouds disperse. The young man had stopped caring about his external body at the moment. He focused on running the cultivation cycles at a fast speed, and checking up on the core inside his Dantian. The purple gold core was spinning and absorbing the rampant energies inside his body. The absorption was getting faster with every rotation and this bought a big relief to Hao Ren. He lost the sense of time and only when the rotation speed of the core slowed down to the minimum did the young man let out a sigh of relief. He could not open his eyes as they were charred and closed shut. However, as the clouds parted, his body began to heal. The golden rays of spiritual energy condensed in the void and began to drill in his body. Hao Ren was healing at a speed visible to naked eyes. He recovered his skin, and they his touch, followed by his hearing, and smell. Finally, he opened his eyes and found Hao Mei looking at him with concern and behind her was a clear starry sky. The young man sighed and said, "Next time, I will wait to prepare myself mentally." Hao Mei smiled at his words and did not say anything other than, "You should get up and put on some clothes." The young man jumped up and quickly put on a set of clothes, before he glared at Hao Mei. Hao Mei said, "Congratulations on promotion." Hao Ren thanked her, and the lady said, "Shall we get back home?" The two of them left after cleaning up the spot. Han Lingshi said using her spirit sense, "Do not panic, we are being followed. Let us play until it is absolutely necessary to take action." Hao Ren nodded, as they flew back to the city with Yin coiled around Hao Ren's wrist again.

Chapter 223 Core Formation.

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